Bethesda's Pete Hines tweets a clarification that he never stated Prey 2 was cancelled after a translation error sparked a rumor that the delayed FPS sequel had been "canx." He goes on to clarify that he "simply reiterated what we've said previously, which is that it's not coming out this year." Thanks VG247.

Jerykk wrote on Aug 27, 2012, 23:14:Apparently Human Head isn't working on the game anymore. The delay is a result of Bethesda hiring a different developer to basically overhaul the game, so don't expect the past E3 demos to be indicative of the final game.

Hmm yeah, the long delay between those rumors and this announcement was a bit dubious.

I would have preferred a "real" sequel, exploring the gameplay mechanics and style of Prey 1 instead of trying something completely different, which isnt actually different at all, just pleasing the "gimme sandbox gameplay now" crowd.

Apparently Human Head isn't working on the game anymore. The delay is a result of Bethesda hiring a different developer to basically overhaul the game, so don't expect the past E3 demos to be indicative of the final game.

It's pretty surprising that Bethesda would do such a thing when you consider how shoddy most of their third-party games are. Rogue Warrior, anyone? And then you look at how buggy their first-party games are (Oblivion, Fallout 3, Skyrim) and that casts even greater doubt upon their quality standards. I'm thinking this situation has more to do with politics and less to do with quality control.